Thomas Bryant

Cleveland Cavaliers · C

Age 29 · 6'10" · 248 lb · USA

Pick #42, 2017 Draft · Rookie 2018 · 399 games · 31 playoff games

DPM · #218 of 523

-0.3

Offense -0.1 Defense -0.2 Market -1.0 · playoffs -1.6 Last played Nov 9, 2026

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Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Marcus Morris Sr. 2018-19	29	-0.2	+1.0, -0.4, -1.5, -1.8, -2.7	89
Austin Croshere 2003-04	29	+0.1	-1.1, -0.4, -2.0, -1.6, -2.6	88
Mehmet Okur 2007-08	28	+0.3	+0.2, +0.6, +0.3, -2.5, under 10 games	87
Ersan Ilyasova 2016-17	29	+0.1	+0.4, +1.3, -0.3, -1.5, under 10 games	86
Dorell Wright 2014-15	29	+0.1	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
Mike Muscala 2020-21	29	+0.3	+1.2, +1.6, -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
JaMychal Green 2018-19	28	-0.8	-1.0, 0.0, -1.3, -2.2, under 10 games	86
Wilson Chandler 2016-17	29	-0.6	-0.5, -0.7, -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
Antoine Walker 2005-06	29	-0.7	-1.3, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
Keith Van Horn 2004-05	29	-0.1	-0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	85

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Thomas's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Thomas Bryant's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Thomas Bryant CLE Self

-0.3DPMDPM Offense -0.1 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:26.1points12.5rebounds2.4assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Micah Potter POR ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:22.2points11.8rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
92.2
3 John Collins DET ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:22.8points11.2rebounds2.0assistsP/R/A
88.2
4 Santi Aldama DAL ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:24.4points11.3rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A
87.2
5 Jock Landale ATL ↗

-0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:22.1points12.9rebounds4.7assistsP/R/A
86.4
6 Miles Bridges PHX ↗

-0.4DPMDPM Offense +0.5 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:25.5points10.2rebounds5.2assistsP/R/A
85.8
7 Naz Reid CHA ↗

-0.8DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:28.5points12.2rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A
85.2
8 Simone Fontecchio MIA ↗

-0.3DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:21.4points8.0rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A
84.8
9 Quinten Post MEM ↗

-0.8DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:21.1points10.5rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A
84.5
10 Keldon Johnson SAS ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:22.2points10.2rebounds3.6assistsP/R/A
84.4

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Thomas Bryant's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $5.1M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $2.4M; Actual
Surplus: +$2.6M; Value minus salary
WARP: 0.8; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 2.3; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 32.0; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Thomas Bryant, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	CLE	29	6	12.5	-0.28	-0.10	-0.18	—
2025-26	CLE	28	60 +9	12.2	-0.55	-0.47	-0.08	493rd of 858
2024-25	IND	27	66 +19	14.6	-0.97	-1.01	+0.04	612th of 924
2023-24	MIA	26	38 +2	11.6	-0.13	-0.19	+0.05	450th of 1010
2022-23	DEN	25	59 +1	18.3	-1.26	-1.41	+0.15	729th of 1077
2021-22	WAS	24	27	16.3	-0.74	-1.01	+0.27	592nd of 1185
2020-21	WAS	23	10	27.1	+0.38	+0.07	+0.31	—
2019-20	WAS	23	46	24.9	+0.79	+0.65	+0.14	187th of 1100
2018-19	WAS	21	72	20.8	+0.35	+0.03	+0.32	80th of 571
2017-18	LAL	20	15	4.8	-1.41	-1.92	+0.50	—

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 7.3 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 97.7.

Thomas Bryant, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	26.1	3.9
Rebounds	12.5	1.9
Offensive	4.0	0.6
Defensive	8.5	1.3
Assists	2.4	0.4
Steals	1.2	0.2
Blocks	1.7	0.2
Turnovers	2.1	0.3
3-pt attempts	10.3	1.5
FG attempts	18.8	2.8
FT attempts	4.9	0.7
FG% · 3P% · FT%	48.2% · 35.8% · 81.4%